Safety and Wellbeing Business Partner

• Affinity with the Rural Sector
• Key Group Leadership Position
• Multi-Site Retail & Heavy Industry Environment
• Trans-Tasman role, Christchurch based

About The Role: 

Working closely with the Group Leadership Team this specialist position will champion all safety and wellbeing strategy and priorities, providing coaching and advice to managers and ensuring all systems, policies and procedures are integrated and applied across operations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing expertise to the Board, Group Leadership Team and Managers, across the full range of the Health, Safety and Wellbeing portfolio
• Building key stakeholder partner relationships to develop and influence safety at all levels across the group
• Strengthen the approach to wellbeing, leading a co-design of the new framework & its implementation
• The H&S Management System (MANGO), monthly board reporting, leading H&S Forums & Audits
• Leading incident investigations (iCAM), and seeking opportunities to improve H&S performance
• Oversight of the quality of all H&S and Wellbeing training and inductions.

This is a great opportunity to be part of a locally owned family business whose people speak about the pride and enjoyment they gain from working there, building an enduring culture where people are safe, feel good and are functioning well.

With the foundational elements in place and strong leadership support for health, safety and wellbeing, there is wide scope here for a leader of safety and wellbeing to come and make their mark and take Landpower and the CLAAS Harvest Centre network to the next level of safety culture maturity.

Skills & Experience: 

• Proven experience in a Safety and Wellbeing Business Partnership role, leading safety and wellbeing strategy and operational priorities
• A strong affinity with the rural sector and/or heavy-duty high-risk environments, supporting a multiple-site trans-tasman organisation
• A down to earth, practical approach along with strong leadership skills and success working across stakeholder groups in a strategic and operational capacity
• Experience with change management techniques, coaching managers and engaging the workforce in collaborative co-design to deliver improved safety & wellbeing outcomes
• Relevant qualifications and excellent knowledge of H&S legislation and regulations (NZ and Australia), plus experience with Safety Two principles.

Benefits:

• Rapidly growing 100% locally owned family business
• Highly people-focussed culture with a supportive, fun and friendly team environment
• Strong pride and history within the workforce
• A competitive remuneration package
• An Employee Benefits Programme which offers great discounts and an active social club.

Culture

You will be working in an environment that invests in its people, supports innovation, encourages growth and is Purpose driven: the Group’s Purpose is “Gearing Up Farmers to Succeed: when they succeed, we succeed”. Landpower are values driven and committed to the ongoing improvement of their health, safety and wellbeing culture to ensure everyone gets home safe every day. Their values of “In It Together, Front Up, and Keep Growing” form the backbone of a fast growing and dynamic business, providing a challenging and stimulating environment.

About the Company:

Landpower, along with the CLAAS Harvest Centre network, is the largest privately-owned farm machinery network in Australasia. They are the leading providers of agricultural machinery throughout Australia and New Zealand and enjoy brand partnerships spanning more than 45 years with premium European manufacturers including CLAAS, AMAZONE, JCB via a network of dealers throughout Australia and New Zealand.

Landpower and CLAAS Harvest Centre employ over 450 people across a range of sales, technical support, parts and administrative roles in their Christchurch and Melbourne offices and in the New Zealand and Australian retail network.

Candidates can apply, in strict confidence, online at www.sheffield.co.nz

To apply by email, please attach your cover letter and CV and send to [email protected] quoting 8021aa. Applications close on 13 March 2022.  Emails will be electronically acknowledged, and further correspondence may be by email.

Click here to view the Candidate Briefing document including a full Position Description.

For more information please phone Louise Green on +64 3 353 4367.